Cattle Market Pulse

Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

1,051 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.00/cwt -3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 573 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.51/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 519 lb · 59 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.89/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 624 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,051 1,037 1,030
Feeder cattle 841 885 895
Slaughter cattle 172 122 90
Replacement cattle 38 30 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady, and feeder heifers were unevenly steady with instances of 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Offerings of feeder cattle this week were moderate with mostly average to high quality. Buyers were keenly interested in cattle that were long-weaned (45+ days) and preconditioned. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with mostly moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 192.50 $192.50 $433 —
270–297 280 11 170.00–185.00 $183.18 $513 —
283 fancy 283 4 190.00 $190.00 $538 —
320–345 333 4 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $574 +8.86
350–367 fancy 361 7 178.00–185.00 $181.25 $654 -3.75
350–395 377 18 160.00–175.00 $165.88 $625 -3.40
425 value added 425 3 175.00 $175.00 $744 —
405–448 430 12 155.00–170.00 $164.28 $706 -0.72
458–473 value added 463 6 170.00–174.00 $172.64 $799 —
450–493 476 15 155.00–166.00 $162.48 $773 +6.06
510–545 523 21 155.00–160.00 $158.41 $828 -0.74
515–530 value added 526 4 170.00–171.00 $170.24 $895 —
555–598 573 72 145.00–163.00 $157.00 $900 -3.90
608–645 633 20 140.00–152.00 $147.15 $931 -6.72
650–690 663 24 140.00–150.00 $149.57 $992 +4.26
665 value added 665 12 154.00 $154.00 $1,024 +0.83
726–737 value added 729 10 148.00 $148.00 $1,079 —
765 765 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $975 -10.83
785 value added 785 6 143.00 $143.00 $1,123 —
910 910 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,092 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 160.00 $160.00 $424 +3.54
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 -19.00
350–390 376 4 145.00–157.00 $151.95 $571 +4.74
460 460 1 144.00 $144.00 $662 +4.00
524–535 526 5 140.00–148.00 $146.37 $770 +6.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 170.00 $170.00 $357 —
274–283 279 8 151.00–155.00 $153.22 $427 -3.37
300–340 318 14 145.00–161.00 $152.89 $486 +0.79
360–395 380 14 148.00–153.00 $149.29 $567 -0.60
405–445 427 34 140.00–154.00 $148.81 $635 -2.72
450–498 477 51 140.00–154.00 $145.87 $696 +0.57
514 value added 514 7 151.00 $151.00 $776 —
500–545 519 50 133.00–148.00 $142.08 $737 +1.03
538 fancy 538 2 153.00 $153.00 $823 —
550–599 568 43 130.00–142.00 $136.02 $773 +4.27
603–645 624 53 126.00–140.00 $133.89 $835 +0.54
650–688 667 26 125.00–135.00 $130.24 $869 +2.37
711–740 716 7 115.00–124.00 $122.12 $874 -4.16
755 755 2 123.00 $123.00 $929 ±0.00
812–818 814 5 117.00–121.00 $119.39 $972 —
918 918 2 108.00 $108.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 119.00 $119.00 $446 —
410–445 428 2 130.00 $130.00 $556 -7.27
471–495 484 4 120.00–135.00 $129.70 $628 -0.30
543 543 2 124.00 $124.00 $673 -6.29
570–590 575 4 120.00–124.00 $121.03 $696 —
615 615 1 123.00 $123.00 $756 —
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
735 735 2 100.00 $100.00 $735 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 421 7 144.00–160.00 $153.47 $646 -6.53
424 fancy 424 5 167.00 $167.00 $708 —
450–495 466 27 150.00–168.00 $157.86 $736 +4.62
505–545 532 28 138.00–151.00 $144.94 $771 -7.27
550–598 572 30 135.00–159.00 $144.45 $826 +0.64
600–649 626 29 127.00–143.00 $135.99 $851 +5.18
650–690 674 18 124.00–136.00 $128.60 $867 -3.51
707 fancy 707 3 130.00 $130.00 $919 —
725–745 732 5 110.00–120.00 $116.99 $856 -9.00
760–788 775 13 110.00–124.00 $119.64 $927 -10.98
845 845 1 100.00 $100.00 $845 —
855 855 1 85.00 $85.00 $727 —
905–945 925 2 90.00–97.00 $93.58 $866 —
960 960 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,008 —
1075–1085 1080 2 74.00–89.00 $81.47 $880 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 418 2 129.00–134.00 $131.43 $549 —
470 470 1 139.00 $139.00 $653 +18.00
520–530 525 2 133.00–135.00 $133.99 $703 -5.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1110 1077 80-85% 3 56.00–59.00 $57.70 $621 —
910–1455 1208 80-85% 70 61.00–69.00 $65.79 $795 -4.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–955 876 85-90% 8 53.00–55.00 $54.55 $478 +4.24
715–1180 998 85-90% 33 57.00–66.00 $61.16 $610 —
1135 1135 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $772 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1464 1431 75-80% 14 69.00–71.00 $70.23 $1,005 -0.79
1500 1500 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,125 —
1575–1735 1655 75-80% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.52 $1,035 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 1 80.00 $80.00 $832 —
1225–1780 1466 8 88.00–97.00 $94.39 $1,384 —
1605–2420 1955 8 101.00–110.00 $104.50 $2,043 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–915 813 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 400.00–590.00 $506.98
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–985 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 500.00–700.00 $607.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1100 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–700.00 $673.81
1045–1195 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 600.00–825.00 $746.84
1155–1235 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–950.00 $846.65
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–960 943 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–735.00 $643.41
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
1135–1300 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 975.00–1,110.00 $1,065.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.